Colonel Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet (born 5 April 1890 at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire; died 4 December 1973 at Hovingham Hall) was a cricketer who captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928 and 1929, his only seasons of first-class cricket. The county lost only twice whilst he was captain. He was awarded his county cap in 1928. is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Hovingham Hall is a Palladian-style mansion in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, the home of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... December 4th redirects here. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ...

A right-handed batsman, he scored 722 runs at 15.69, with a highest score of 60 against Hampshire CCC, and took 32 catches in the field. His great-uncle, George Cayley, played four games for MCC and Cambridge University. Hampshire County Cricket Club (HCCC) is a first-class cricket club based in the south of England. ...

He was President of Yorkshire from 1960 until his death, and was President of MCC in 1962. Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, is a private members club and was the original governing body of cricket in England and across the world. ...

He served as a lieutenant and subsequently captain with the Green Howards (now part of the Yorkshire Regiment) in World War I. He was wounded and taken prisoner.^[1] The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

He was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1951 to 1965. His daughter Katharine married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished in 1974. ... The Duchess of Kent (Katharine Lucy Mary; born Worsley, 22 February 1933) is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V and cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess of Kent gained attention for her conversion to... Field Marshal Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. ...

In 1967, he was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Leeds. The degree was conferred on him by his daughter in her role as Chancellor of the university. ^[2] Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ...

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th Bt JP MA (b. ... Laurence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland (1876-1971)was a British politician who served as Secretary of State for India in the late 1930s. ... The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished in 1974. ...

Notes

1. ^ http://www.greenhowards.org.uk/ww1-remembrance/html-files/photos-w.htm
2. ^ http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/leedsyorkshire/honorary/honorary_graduates_1960.asp

References

• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricket Archive Statistics
• Wisden obituary